DIY Gingerbread House Christmas Village

You guys…I think this may be my favorite DIY Christmas craft project I have done in a long time. Normally, I am not a Christmas village fan. I think they are expensive and require so much space to set out every year. This may be a controversial opinion but they just are not my vibe. But, when I saw these cute little house shapes at the dollar tree this year I decided to try and make my spin on a Christmas village.

This project is so easy and fun to do. I got a lot of inspiration when I was creating these cute gingerbread house ornaments! It was so nostalgic using puff paint too! I used to make t-shirts with this as a kid and it was fun to use it in a different way!

DIY Gingerbread House Christmas Village

Supplies:

Unfinished wooden house shapes (I got mine at Dollar Tree but I found these on Amazon)
Antiquing Medium (I used this one from Folk Art in nutmeg)
White acrylic paint
White puff paint

Instructions:

To start, use the antiquing medium to apply color to your wooden pieces. Paint a layer on and then using a napkin or paper towel, wipe it off.
Once the houses are dry, paint the roof pitch of the house pieces white and let that dry.
Using the puffy paint, apply your gingerbread house designs to your wooden house pieces. I got my inspo from Pinterest for my designs! Let the paint dry for a few hours.
Set up your village with some lights and cute bottle brush trees! Mine lives on my mantle this year but I love that this make-your-own Christmas village will not take up a ton of space not only when it’s set up but also when it is put away in storage.